Thesaurus: doubling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Double
2. n. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
3. n. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.
4. n. The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
5. n. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.
6. n. increase by a factor of two
7. n. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
8. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden. 3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
9. The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
10. n:100 n. increase by a factor of two n. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2